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MIDDLE SCHOOL'S E3 DAY ENCOURAGES KIDS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

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Acting on its motto, "Everyone Matters, Everyone Cares, Everyone Learns," North Shore Middle School held it annual E3 Day on Tuesday, a Thanksgiving week tradition that promotes community service and civic mindedness.

During the day-long event, students participate in one of more than a dozen service opportunities, from singing and performing at the Glen Cove Senior Center, to raking leaves at a local park, to raising funds for cancer research in a Dance-a-Thon.  

The day kicked off with a "Breakfast Exchange" - a swap in which teachers collected canned and dried foods from students for donation to local food pantries, and in return the faculty served the students breakfast.

After a homeroom activity promoting the intrinsic value in "making a difference," students assembled in the gymnasium where high school students presented on their own experiences "making a difference," both locally and globally.  


It was then off to service activities, many at the Middle School, and others farther flung such as at district elementary schools where students helped out in the classroom, or at St. Boniface Church to assist in organizing the food pantry for the holidays.   


“All in all… it was a productive day. But most importantly, our students felt great joy on the inside, learning what it means to give to others, to care for others, and to make a difference in the world around them," said Middle School Principal Dr. Mark Ferris.   There is no greater feeling and it was felt today… by all of our students. I want to thank all of our teachers, students, staff members, and parent volunteers for a REALLY WONDERFUL day!” 
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Article by Northwordnews
​Photographs by Shelly Newman

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E3 DAY BY THE NUMBERS
  • 41 students participated in a Dance - A -Thon that raised $536 dollars for cancer research
  • 145 students taught elementary school children in Sea Cliff, Glen Head, and Glenwood Landing
  • 11 students wrote a beautiful E3 Day song 
  • 28 students made an AMAZING Mural celebrating what it means to be E3!
  • 58 students raked leaves for senior citizens… 72 full size bags of leaves were raked!
  • 32 students baked and packaged over 450 cookie bags for the Glen Cove Senior Center
  • 100 students baked and sold goods for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation
  • 45 students raised $2,630 dollars for the Nicholas Pedone foundation during a Basketball Shootout!
  • 42 students raised over $1,700 dollars (and still counting!) playing football and running pondos for an orphanage in South Africa!
  • 28 students made over 100 birds of prey decorations to help keep our local birds safe from crashing into our school building!
  • 20 students sang or played music for the Glen Cove Senior Center or Mutual Concerns
  • 16 students helped the Boys and Girls Club to set up for their Thanksgiving Dinner
  • 14 students helped out at St. Boniface engaging in outreach for the church
  • 30 students made crayon molds to raise money for cancer research – designs will be on sale at the school store!
  • 34 students collected over 12 giant boxes of books during our Read-A-Thon drive
  • Our entire school sent 3,783 cans or boxes of food to the food pantry in Sea Cliff!

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